Dinner at home with McClure
McClure just got back from Thailand/India... while he regaled us with exciting stories, he also brought a tasty bottle of wine. We had pork loin with a middle eastern spice rub, green beans with toasted almonds, and good old-fashioned mashed potatoes.2003 Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT - Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT (1/2/2007)
I was surprised by its elegance. We popped and poured into a decanter - the bottle was cellar temperature when my friend arrived. Initially we got a nose of tobacco and black cherry, but the palate was elegantly filled with plum and currant. We had the bottle open and in the decanter for a couple hours... towards the end of the night it showed some floral notes on the nose (rose) and the finish had closed down a little. In general, this was a very smooth wine with sweet tannins and delicious black fruit.
After finishing the Tig, we re-visited the Bollinger from New Year's Eve. It still had nice fruit and yeastiness, but not in perfect harmony.
Labels: friends, Italy, super-tuscan, wine
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